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    Tyre Nichols Riot thread

    90 minutes till the video of Mr Nichols brutal death by US police officers is aired.
    Apparently its worst than the Rodney King and George Floyd videos combined.
    Plus its black on black, so no racism involved.
    However, it could be an anti police riot.
    Whatever happens there will be plenty of looting going on.
    Shalom

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    Video footage of 29-year-old father Tyre Nichols being beaten by police in Memphis is being released later, with the city braced for protests. So what do we know about what is in it?

    "Sickening" and "appalling" are just some of the words used by the few people to have already seen footage of Mr Nichols's fatal encounter with police in the US city of Memphis, Tennessee.

    He died in hospital days after being pulled over for alleged reckless driving, and struggling with five officers who have since lost their jobs and been charged with his murder.

    Bodycam video of the arrest, which includes Mr Nichols calling out for his mother, is due to be made public on Friday.

    Only a small number of people have seen it, including the family, their legal team and several officials.

    Antonio Romanucci, a lawyer for the Nichols family, described the father-of-one as being treated like a "human piņata" in the footage.

    The arrest "was an unadulterated, unabashed, non-stop beating of this young boy for three minutes," he said.

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    Mr Nichols died three days after an encounter with police at a traffic stop
    The video will be released in four parts from around 18:00 local time (00:00 GMT).

    In all, there is thought to be about an hour of footage, including a few minutes of Mr Nichols interacting with the five officers accused of his murder. There will be redactions to anonymise those not employed by the police or the city.

    An audio file of the police radio, which has been shared by various US outlets, gives some indication of the struggle that took place.

    Why was he stopped by police?
    While details have so far been limited, the hope is that the video will provide a clear picture of the sequence of events that ultimately led to Mr Nichols dying.

    This is what we know about the events of the night of 7 January which the video is expected to depict:

    Mr Nichols, a black man, was stopped by five officers, who are also black, on his way home after taking photos of a sunset at a local park, an attorney for the family said
    He was pulled over for alleged reckless driving, at which point the first confrontation occurred
    A second confrontation took place after Mr Nichols fled on foot, and officers caught up with and tried to arrest him
    Mr Nichols later complained of shortness of breath and was taken to hospital, where he was listed in a critical condition
    Officials said Mr Nichols "succumbed to his injuries" on 10 January but provided no further details. An official cause of death has not yet been disclosed
    At another press conference, David Rausch, director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, said he was "sickened" by what he had seen.

    The city's police chief Cerelyn Davis, the first black woman to hold the role in Memphis, recalled hearing Mr Nichols "call out for his mother" in the video.

    "The disregard for humanity... that's what really pulls at your heartstrings," she told CNN.

    The five officers are in custody facing the same charges: second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression.

    They were fired from their jobs at the Memphis Police Department last week.

    Lawyers for two of the ex-officers said their clients planned to fight the charges.

    "No one out there that night intended for Tyre Nichols to die," a lawyer for one of the men said. He said he had not been shown the video.

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    Given they have charged the coppers already you have to ask why release the the fukking video at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Given they have charged the coppers already you have to ask why release the the fukking video at all.
    Couple reasons. The family requested release and the media loves this stuff. A long run of "breaking news" to be had.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Given they have charged the coppers already you have to ask why release the the fukking video at all.


    Does make you wonder what and who could gain from the carnage it will undoubtedly cause.

    Not had a decent US riot for a while

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    The family requested release
    Which family? His mom said she hasn't seen the video and asked families to not allow their kids to view it.

    Someone wants the publicity...the prosecutor?

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    Linky-poo please, Joe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Which family?
    His family watched it. Can't find a link where his father said vid should be released but sure I head him say so on CNN.


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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Linky-poo please, Joe.
    I haven't got one yet MK.
    Post 2 is from the BBC.
    Anyone got a link to the video when it's released, post it up.

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    ^^Put a link when you c&p.

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    Any statement from the racists at BLM yet? Do they think the police were actually white guys who put on blackface for the killing?

    Any downtown rioting and looting been reported as yet another black guy is killed by the police?

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    ^ No rioting or looting…so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Someone wants the publicity...the prosecutor?
    Would not supreme , perhaps the prosecutor has higher political ambitions. But the list if suspects is long.
    In sales , we have what is called "Farming", where you identified your market niche and like a good farmer provide the appropriate amount of fertiliser (BS).
    Everything in life involves sales, and for those starting up in life, regardless if your chosen field is in sales , I recommend a few seminars in sales. If nothing else it would help sell your ideas. For someone like me (not the brightest light bulb in the christmas tree), I has worked darn well.
    Any way, politicians are no different , They have identified their market, and like a good farmer ,are feeding it the appropriate amount of fertilizer .
    Racial relations is a wedge issue and like a good farmer splitting wood knows , a wedge is a good way to split parts of the log for easier burning.
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    Those Memphis cops sure are out of shape. At least two of them sounded close to having a heartattack. Probably type 2 diabetics as well. Lazy motherfuckers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Given they have charged the coppers already you have to ask why release the the fukking video at all.
    Because they are public servants and it is the law.

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    Black lives don't appear to matter to these black men.


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    Black Lives Matter..... yeah OK. I mean they all look like gang members.

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    Unbelievable.

    Five sacked officers, who are all black, have been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes, including assault, kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression, over Mr Nichols' death.
    They are named Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III, Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith.
    Martin's lawyer, William Massey, and Mills' lawyer, Blake Ballin, said their clients would plead not guilty. Lawyers for Smith, Bean and Haley could not be reached.

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    ...........

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    Damn hard to watch.
    Absolutely! Did you take a look at those streets and potholes? You twist your ankle, fall on the street, bust open your head and wait forever for a paramedic to arrive...and then they have no clue what to do with you. You will probably die 3 days later in the hospital because it is in the same shape as those streets and paramedics are. Hard for me to figure out who's guilty or who else should be arrested.

    I would guess this was one of the better neighborhoods in Memphis, so can you imagine....

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    The released tapes were rather gruesome to watch.
    All over a simple traffic stop.

    American policing systems have carte blanche - for decades.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    I mean they all look like gang members.
    In what way?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HuangLao View Post
    The released tapes were rather gruesome to watch.
    All over a simple traffic stop.

    American policing systems have carte blanche - for decades.
    Guess you saw it with a epicanthic fold.

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